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KD4RLH
06-17-2006, 12:09 AM
hi all,
I HAVE A OLD GRUNDIG RADIO TABLE MODEL,THAT HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR YEARS. IT HAS A HEINZ 57 VARIETY OF TUBES IN IT AND ALL SAY EL OR EM SOMETHING. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE CONVERSION TO MARKET TUBES THAT I CAN POSSIBLE FIND TO PUT THIS FAMILY GEM BACK TO WORKING.
HERE IS A LIST OF THE TUBES ON THE BACK OF THE RADIO.
1.ECH81
2.EF89
3.EABC80
4.EL84
5.EM87
6B250
7.C100

ANY HELP YOU COULD GIVE ME WOULD BE APPRECIATED. EMAIL ME AT GALLIHERJOHN@NETSCAPE.NET . THANK YOU SO MUCH]

KA5PIU
09-14-2006, 07:12 AM
Hello.

That IS the tube (valve) numbers.
What you are looking for is.
http://www.rfparts.com/tubereceive.html#ech81
http://www.radiomuseum.org/tubes/tube_ef89.html
http://www.radiomuseum.org/tubes/tube_eabc80.html
http://www.radiomuseum.org/tubes/tube_el84.html
http://www.radiomuseum.org/tubes/tube_em87.html
Let me know how you make out with the radio.